Protector for trousers



E. E. M. BULLOWA.

PROTECTOR FOR TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED JANLB. 1 919.

Patented June 1, 1920.

UNITED s ATes PATENT ()FFICE.

ERNEST E. M. BULLOWA, OF NEW YORK, N.

PROTECTOR FOR TROUSERS. I

Application filed January 8, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Banner E. M. BUL- LO\VA, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Protectors for' Trousers, the following being a description of one form of the device which I at present deem preferable.

The object of this invention is to obviate the difficulty which is experienced in drawing trousers on or off over the foot, when the shoe is provided with the usual form of a rubber heel, now almost universally worn.

It will be appreciated that although the foot on which the shoe is worn usually may be easily thrust through the main portion of the leg of a pair of trousers, when it is attempted to pass the foot through the lower or smaller ends of the trouser leg, the instep and heel of the shoe bind on the hem or cuff of the trouser leg making it difficult to pass the shoe entirely through the trouser leg, without ripping or tearing the material or pulling off the binding which protects the margin of the trouser leg. The device of my invention obviates the frictional contact between the material of the trouser leg, and the surface of the rubber heel so that the cloth of the trousers may easily slide over the heel without detriment to the material or parts of the trousers.

' Referring to the drawing accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof. Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device applied to the rubber heel and the shoe, and indicating the position. of the trouser leg in dotted lines when the device is most effective. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of my device. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the same.

In the drawing the numeral 1 indicates a strip of thin material having a smooth surface which conforms approximately to the outer curved surface of the rubber heel and the shoe. Projectingfrom the lower portion or ed 'e thereof is a handle 2. The edge of the strip 1 and the connection between the same and the handle 2 is preferably bent or curved to form a recess as indicated at 3, on the upper portion of which the edge of the heel may be seated so as to form a stop to prevent the device from being drawn too far upward on the rear portion of the shoe.

The preferred use of the device is when the trouser leg has been pulled over the foot of the wearer until'the lower end of the leg Specification of Letters latent. Patented June 1, 1920.

Serial No. 270,237.

' serted between the heel and the hem or cuff of the trouser leg, as indicated in Fig. 1. The trouser leg may be then easily pulled over the heel onto the ankle or upper portion of the shoe. I

I do not wish to be understood as being limited to the precise form of the device illustrated in the drawing, as the shape may be varied to suit different modes of use, and different types of shoes. The position and arrangement of the handle is not essential and in some cases the handle may be made very small and possibly omitted, provided the protective portion of the strip is large enough to be grasped by the user, and the edge of the heel is covered.

The device may be made of any suitable or preferred material, having friction reducing properties and which at the same time may be easily and economically manufactured, although obviously, polished sheet metal is the preferable material.

Having thus described one form of my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. Ina device of the kind described, a piece of friction reducing material conforming in curvature substantiallv to the shape of the outer heel portion of a boot or shoe, and adapted to extend below the lower edge thereof, and means carried by said piece of material for holding the same in operative position between said heel portion and a trouser leg.

2. In a device of the kind described, a piece of friction reducing material conforming substantially to the outer heel portion of a boot or shoe and adapted to extend below the lower edge thereof, and having a recess adapted to receive an angle of the heel to locate said piece on said heel portion, and means carried by said piece of material for holding the same in operative position between said heel portion and a trouser leg.

3. In a device of the kind described, a piece of friction reducing material conforming substantially to the outer heel portion of a boot or shoe and a projection extending below the lower edge thereof and forming a handle for holding said piece in operative position between said heel portion and a trouser leg.

Signed at New York, this 7th day of January, 1919.

ERNEST E. M. BULLOVVA. 

